verification

noun

ver·​i·​fi·​ca·​tion ˌver-ə-fə-ˈkā-shən 

: the act or process of verifying : the state of being verified

Examples of verification in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

That privacy norm often makes verification hard, said industry experts. —Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2025

Social Security and Medicare payments are still being issued, though administrative delays are affecting benefit verification and card processing. —Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025

The Department of Labor will need strong verification to make sure the reports reflect reality. —Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 9 Nov. 2025

These official letters act as a sort of income verification and are therefore key to obtaining aid like housing assistance, fuel assistance and help from nonprofits. —The Npr Network, NPR, 6 Nov. 2025

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Medieval Latin vērificātiōn-, vērificātiō, from vērificāre "to verify" + Latin -tiōn-, -tiō, suffix of action nouns

First Known Use

1523, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for verification

• abbreviation
• abomination
• acceleration
• accentuation
• accommodation
• accreditation
• acculturation
• accumulation
• acetylation
• adjudication
• administration
• adulteration

Kids Definition

verification

noun

ver·​i·​fi·​ca·​tion ˌver-ə-fə-ˈkā-shən 

: the act or process of verifying : the state of being verified

Legal Definition

verification

noun

ver·​i·​fi·​ca·​tion ˌver-ə-fə-ˈkā-shən 

1

: an act or process of verifying

2

: a sworn statement of truth or correctness

submitted a verification signed by the defendant with the petition